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Porter, Steven – 1976
During 1975, the Educational Satellite Communications Demonstration (ESCD) used the Applications Technology Satellite #6 (ATS-6) for three distinct demonstrations in Appalachia, Alaska, and the Rocky Mountain area. The most common use of the technology was to broadcast an uninterrupted program followed by a short interaction period. Other…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Educational Needs
Coyne, Minerva Rivero – 1993
The Multifunctional Resource Center for Bilingual Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison is a federally funded program of training and technical assistance to schools, programs, and individuals involved in the education of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. It provides services in six states: Iowa; Michigan; Minnesota; North…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Massachusetts Univ., Boston. New England Multifunctional Resource Center for Language and Culture in Education. – 1993
The activities of the New England Multifunctional Resource Center for Language and Culture in Education (MRC) are reported for October 1, 1992 through July 31, 1993. The MRC is a federally funded program of training and technical assistance for educators of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the New England area. A consortium of Brown…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Consortia, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Dept. of Public Policy. – 1996
This report presents the Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) analysis of the status of federal support for education of children with disabilities and/or giftedness, focusing on fiscal year (FY) 1996 appropriations and FY 1997 budget processes. Preliminary information includes a budget overview; a chart comparing appropriations,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Deaf Blind, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Inverness Research Associates, 2006
Through their visits and conversations with students, teachers, and administrators involved in the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI) over the past decade, the people at Inverness Research Associates came to believe that ARSI served as an important leadership capacity-building effort for improving mathematics and science education in…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public School Teachers, Reflection, Feedback (Response)
Horsch, Elizabeth; Heenan, Barbara – Inverness Research Associates, 2006
This is the story of Barbara Shoemaker and her work as an Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI) Teacher Partner in Oneida, Tennessee. It is the story of what she values and the experiences that shaped her approach to education. In particular it is about what she learned from her experience with the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative, and…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Middle School Teachers, Pilot Projects, Elementary Schools
Horsch, Elizabeth – Inverness Research Associates, 2006
Many of the people who live in Knott County today are direct descendants of the early settlers of the region. Today the people of Knott County share an identity that is grounded in the place they and their ancestors called home. Perhaps the public endeavor in which the influence of place is most evident is education. In Knott County education has…
Descriptors: United States History, Females, Educational Change, Federal Programs